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22 Don’t exploit the poor, because he is poor;
    and don’t crush the needy in court;
23 for Yahweh will plead their case,
    and plunder the life of those who plunder them.

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22 Do not rob the poor because they are poor
    or crush the afflicted at the gate,(A)
23 for the Lord pleads their cause
    and despoils of life those who despoil them.(B)

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A needy man who oppresses the poor
    is like a driving rain which leaves no crops.

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A poor person who oppresses the poor
    is a beating rain that leaves no food.(A)

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Better is the poor who walks in his integrity,
    than he who is perverse in his ways, and he is rich.

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Better to be poor and walk in integrity
    than to be crooked in one’s ways even though rich.(A)

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The righteous care about justice for the poor.
    The wicked aren’t concerned about knowledge.

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The righteous know the rights of the poor;
    the wicked have no such understanding.(A)

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13 The poor man and the oppressor have this in common:
    Yahweh gives sight to the eyes of both.

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13 The poor and the oppressor have this in common:
    the Lord gives light to the eyes of both.(A)

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14 The king who fairly judges the poor,
    his throne shall be established forever.

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14 If a king judges the poor with equity,
    his throne will be established forever.(A)

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20 She opens her arms to the poor;
    yes, she extends her hands to the needy.

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20 She opens her hand to the poor
    and reaches out her hands to the needy.(A)

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